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Coffee in hand, Germantown? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Germantown startups just scored a slice of $7.5 million?

Also on today's calendar: Sabor Latino and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 48, low: 26.
  • Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 49 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• With these grants, 55 local entrepreneurs get an early holiday gift (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Several Germantown-based startups just landed county innovation grants, bringing fresh funding for local life sciences and tech jobs. Montgomery County awarded $7.5 million to 55 early-stage companies, including Caleo Biotechnologies, Digital Biosciences, GaiaXus, Optimabiome, Sotirion Biosciences, and Vortex Space Systems, aiming to grow high-paying, knowledge-based work close to home.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello everyone.
    I'm grateful to all the people who supported us this year by giving us work and helping me get ahead with my family. It has been and continues to be… (Nextdoor Watkins Overlook)
  • Hello- I'm new to this group.
    Just wanted to say Hi. I live alone and would love to meet more people who live nearby :) (Nextdoor Farmingdale)
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Germantown. Apply here.
  • Montgomery County Public Schools posted a job opening for FY26\: Coach, Track & Field Head Coach, Northwest HS, TPT in Germantown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Germantown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

  • Montgomery dedicates ceremonial street sign to retired Oswego library director (shawlocal.com)
  • 4 Bergen County Towns Make AARP Lists Of Best Places To Live (patch.com)
  • JSSA Expands Meals on Wheels Program in MoCo (washingtonjewishweek.com)

Clarksburg

  • "When We March Together": Youth, Music, and the Future of China-US Relations (barchart.com)

Silver Spring

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